Our world is full of amazing animals, big and small, short and tall. In this article, we will look at 15 of the world's largest animals, classified into various categories such as mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, etc.
The largest living animal is the Blue Whale.
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal. At 30 meters in length and 180 tons or more in weight, it is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The Blue Whale's tongue weighs approximately 2.7 tons, the size of an average Indian elephant, and its heart weighs approximately 600 kg and is the largest known in any animal. Not only is the blue whale's heart comparable in size to a Mini Cooper, but it is also comparable in weight.
The heaviest land animal in the world: African elephant.
The African Elephant is the largest living land animal. With males reaching 6 - 7.5 meters in length and 3.3 meters in height, and weighing 6 tons. Females are much smaller, reaching 5.4 - 6.9 meters in length, 2.7 meters in height, weighing 3 tons. An adult African elephant has no natural enemies because of him big size, but cubs (especially newborns) are vulnerable to attacks by lions and crocodile, and (rarely) to attacks by leopards and hyenas.
Tallest land animal in the world: Giraffe.
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African artiodactyl mammal and the tallest terrestrial animal. It reaches 5-6 meters in height and has average weight at 1,600 kg for males and 830 kg for females. It has an extremely elongated neck, reaching more than 2 m in length, making up almost half vertical height animal. The long neck results from disproportionate lengthening of the cervical spine.
The largest carnivores in the world: Southern elephant seal.
The southern elephant seal is the largest carnivore alive today. The size of these seals varies many times between males and females, perhaps more than any other mammal. Males are typically five to six times heavier than females. While the average weight of females is 400 - 900 kilograms, and the length is from 2.6 to 3 meters, males usually weigh from 2,200 to 4,000 kilograms.
The largest land carnivores in the world: White polar bear and Kodiak bear.
The largest land carnivores are the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and the Kodiak bear, subspecies brown bear. Since their body sizes are approximately the same, it is not clear which bear is definitively larger. Their height exceeds 1.6 meters, and their total length reaches 3 meters. The heaviest recorded polar and brown bears weighed 1.003 kg and 1.135 kg, respectively.
Largest reptile in the world: Saltwater crocodile.
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living reptiles. It can be found in suitable habitats from Northern Australia to South East Asia and east coast of India. The weight of an adult male saltwater crocodile is 409 - 1,000 kilograms, and the length usually ranges from 4.1 to 5.5 meters. However, mature males can exceed 6 meters and weigh more than 1,000 kilograms. This species is the only one in existence that regularly reaches and exceeds 4.8 meters in length. The saltwater crocodile is an exceptional predator, capable of attacking almost any animal that invades its territory, whether in water or on land. In the selection of interesting facts about alligators you will also find a lot of interesting information.
The largest amphibian in the world: the Chinese giant salamander.
The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is the largest salamander in the world, reaching a length of 180 cm. Although they rarely reach that size today, as they are often eaten. Found in rocky mountain streams and lakes in China, the salamander is critically endangered due to habitat loss, pollution and overharvesting, as its meat is considered a delicacy and is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
The largest Rabbit/Hare in the world: the Flemish Giant.
The Flemish Giant is an old breed of domesticated rabbit originating from the Flemish region. They were bred as early as the 16th century around the city of Ghent, Belgium. Rabbits can weigh up to 12.7 kg
The Largest Bats in the World: Giant golden-crowned flying fox.
Most great view bats- The golden-crowned giant flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), an endangered fruit bat from tropical forests Philippine, which is part of the megabat family. Maximum size is believed to be closer to 1.5 kg. weight, and 55 cm in length, and the wingspan can be almost 1.8 meters. The common great flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) is smaller in body mass and length, but exceeds the golden-crowned species in wingspan. Specimens reached a span of up to two meters.
The largest rodent in the world: Capybara, or guinea pig.
The largest rodent is the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), inhabiting most tropical and temperate parts of the east. South America and Andes, living near water. Adult capybaras can reach 1.5 meters in length and 0.9 meters in height at maximum weight at 105.4 kilograms. This is a very social species and gets along easily with humans.
Largest bony fish in the world: Ocean sunfish.
Osteichthyes, or bony fish, are a taxonomic group of fish that have a bony, as opposed to cartilaginous, skeleton. This is an extremely diverse and rich group of fish, consisting of more than 29,000 species, and the largest class of vertebrates in existence.
The largest bony fish is the widespread ocean sunfish (Mola mola). It resembles the head of a fish with a tail, and its main part is smoothed from the side. A mature ocean sunfish has an average length of 1.8 meters, a fin-to-fin length of 2.5 meters and an average weight of 1,000 kilograms. There were fish up to 3.3 meters in length, weighing up to 2,300 kg.
The most big snake: Green Anaconda.
The most massive reptile in the world is the Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus). The maximum recorded size is 7.5 meters in length and 250 kg in weight, although rumors of larger anacondas are widespread. The python (Python reticulatus) of Southeast Asia is longer, but much lighter, reaching a length of as much as 9.7 meters.
The most big bird in the world: Ostrich.
The largest bird is (Struthio camelus), an inhabitant of the plains of Africa and Arabia. A large male ostrich can reach a height of 2.8 m, weighing over 156 kg. The eggs laid by an ostrich can weigh 1.4 kg and are the largest eggs in the world. They may also run maximum speeds at approximately 97.5 km/h, which makes the ostrich also the fastest bird on earth and the fastest bipedal animal in the world.
The heaviest flying bird in the world: Dalmatian pelican.
The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is a member of the pelican family. Distributed from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and small lakes. It is the largest of the pelicans, averaging 160-180 cm in length, 11-15 kg in weight and just over 3 m in wingspan. Dalmatian pelicans are the heaviest flying bird species in the world on average, although great bustards and swans can exceed the pelican in maximum weight.
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THE LARGEST AMPHIBIAN IS THE GIANT SALAMANDER
The largest amphibian is the giant, or gigantic, salamander, which lives in Japan and China. The largest of these salamanders caught weighed 65 kg and reached a length of 1.8 m - a real monster the size of an adult.
Salamanders are tailed amphibians. Tailed amphibians are not numerous, but are much more famous than tailless amphibians. With their unusual appearance and habits, they have long attracted Special attention people, and some of their representatives received names mythical creatures(newts, proteas, sirens, salamanders). In comparison with the other two orders, the caudates are poorly specialized animals with “ordinary” limbs and a developed tail. In appearance, they are most similar to fossil amphibians.
The fossilized remains of the giant salamander Andrias scheuchzeri, which was more than 1 m long, were known to scientists long before the living form of this tailed amphibian was discovered in East Asia. Andrias occurred in Europe from the Oligocene to the Pliocene, in North America from the Miocene to the Pliocene, and in East Asia from the Pleistocene to the present day. When in 1726, the Swiss doctor A. Scheichzer first found the skeleton of this amphibian, it was mistaken for the remains of a person who did not survive the biblical Flood. That is why the amazing creature received the name Homo diluitestis - “Man - Witness of the Flood.” Only much later did it become clear that it was a salamander. She received her name from Cuvier in honor of A. Scheichzer. The most ancient remains of tailed amphibians come from the Jurassic.
By the end of the Triassic, the last labyrinthodonts, a characteristic group of Paleozoic amphibians, died out. One of the latest representatives of labyrinthodonts was Mastodonsaurus, the remains of which are often found in the Upper Triassic deposits of Europe and North Africa. This is the largest amphibian of all time, the length of its flattened skull reached 1.25 m, body length - up to 3 m. Mastodonsaurus led an aquatic lifestyle and fed on fish; went extinct at the end of the Triassic.
Today, about 400 species of tailed amphibians live on Earth, grouped into 10 families. Two of them are the Olympic salamanders (Rhyacotritonidae) and the Pacific salamanders. giant salamanders(Dicamptodontidae) - isolated relatively recently. Each of these two families includes one genus and 4 species of North American amphibians, which were previously considered representatives of the Ambystomaceae family. Pacific giant salamanders should not be confused with the true giant, or giant, salamanders, which belong to the family of cryptobranchs. Pacific giant salamanders also have much more modest sizes - about 30 cm.
The rest of the tailed animals are representatives of 8 “classical” families: salamanders, or true salamanders (Salamandridae), salamanders (Hynobiidae), lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae), proteas (Proteidae), cryptobranchs (Cryptobrancidae) and purely American ambystomatidae (Ambistomatidae), amphiumidae ) and sirens (Sirenidae).
The most famous, of course, is the salamander family. It includes only about fifty species, but, firstly, they are found very widely - in Europe, Asia, North America and Africa, and secondly, they include the most familiar species to us, such as newts living in ponds ( Triturus) and the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra).
By the way, there is some confusion with the name “salamander”. There are actually salamanders (species of the genus Salamandra), there is a general name “salamander” for all representatives of the family Salamandridae (i.e., salamanders can also be called newts), there is the word “salamander”, which is included in the names of some amphibians of other families (for example, giant salamanders , or lungless salamanders), and finally, there is the word “salamander”, not related to taxonomic nomenclature, applied to a wide variety of tailed amphibians.
There is a tendency for the list of amphibian species to increase. After all, relatively recently total number species of tailed amphibians were estimated at less than three hundred, and now, let us recall, there are about 400 of them. Here is an example - an earlier list of species of newts found in Russian Federation, consisted of 3 species - ordinary ( Triturus vulgaris), comb (T. cristatus) and Asia Minor (T. vittatus) found in the North Caucasus. Now, to the three listed, the Karelin's newt (T. karelinii), which was previously considered a subspecies of the crested newt, has been added.
In addition to these 4 species of newts, of the tailed amphibians, only two more species are found on the territory of Russia - representatives of the family of salamanders. The Siberian salamander (Salamandrella keyseriingii) is widespread in Siberia, penetrating into the northeast of the European part of the country. The salamander is the record holder among cold-blooded animals for resistance to cold. Of course, it is difficult to call any amphibian “cold-loving,” but in the case of the salamander this is exactly the case. These animals can be active at minimal positive temperatures: mobile at +2–4 °C, breed in reservoirs as soon as the ice melts, at water temperatures from +4 °C, and during wintering they can tolerate freezing down to -40 °C. This is a record negative temperature tolerated by vertebrates in a state of winter torpor.
The second representative of the salamanders in our fauna is the Ussuri clawed newt (Onychodactylus fischeri). This rare animal is included in the Red Book of Russia. It is found only in the southern part Far East, where it inhabits mountain streams and rivers. The Ussuri newt's lungs are not developed, and gas exchange in oxygen-rich water occurs through the skin.
The order of tailless amphibians is the most extensive and widespread group of modern amphibians. With all their diversity, all anurans have a similar body structure, due to the fact that during evolution they developed adaptations for locomotion by jumping with simultaneous propulsion by both hind limbs. Before the jump, the segments of these limbs are folded, and during the jump they sharply straighten, giving the body a powerful impulse. To enhance this impulse, the hind legs of tailless amphibians consist not of the three usual for all four-legged sections, but of four: in addition to the thigh, lower leg and foot, they have a so-called secondary lower leg, formed by elongated tarsal bones. In addition, the hind limbs of tailless animals are especially muscular (in those countries where frogs are considered a delicacy, it is their hind legs that are eaten).
The body of these amphibians has become short and monolithic: they have very few vertebrae, which are articulated into a single spinal column - tailless amphibians cannot freely turn their heads and bend their bodies in waves, as do tailed amphibians. The tail would also only be a hindrance in the jump, and therefore it is completely lost.
Currently, this order includes up to 26 families and about 4,000 species.
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Let's take a look at the giants that still walk the Earth.
15. Giant flying fox ≈ 1.5 kg
The largest bat on Earth. These live the bats in the Philippines. The fox's body size is about 55 cm, weight is 1.5 kg, but the wingspan is very respectable - up to 1.8 meters.
14. Belgian Flanders Giant – up to 25 kg
Domesticated form of the hare (rabbit). The main selection was carried out in the meat and skin direction, which left an imprint on its size. This is the largest breed of rabbit. Their average weight is 10-12 kg, the maximum recorded is 25 kg.
13. Chinese giant salamander ≈ 70 kg
The largest amphibian on Earth. The length of the salamander reaches 180 cm. These amazing creatures live in China, where their meat is revered as a delicacy, so few salamanders grow to their maximum size.
12. Capybara ≈ 105 kg
The largest rodent on Earth. These cute animals live in South America. Adult capybaras grow up to 1.5 meters in length and can gain up to 105 kg in weight. By the way, these rodents happily live next to humans.
11. Giant green anaconda ≈ 250 kg
This is a close relative of the python on Earth. It lives in the tropics of South America. The maximum recorded body length is more than 7.5 meters, and the weight is 250 kilograms. The Asian python surpasses the anaconda in length, which is 9.7 meters, but loses in weight.
10. Polar bear ≈ 500 kg
To find the largest bear in the world you need to go to the Arctic. There, among the snow and ice, live majestic polar bears - living embodiment formidable forces of nature.
The Inuit call polar bears "nanuk", which means "respected".
At birth, a newborn polar bear cub weighs only 700 grams. And the milk it feeds on is superior in fat content to the milk of other types of bears. Just two months after birth, the cub weighs 10 kg.
Until he is one and a half years old, he is accompanied everywhere by his caring mother. And at the age of two, when many human children still have difficulty walking and soil their diapers, a young polar bear is already gaining his normal weight and is capable of lifting sea hare, a ringed seal, or even a human if he is not careful enough.
Even for the world's largest bear, finding food can be a challenge. Less than two percent of polar bears' hunts are successful, so half their lives are spent searching for food.
9. Saltwater crocodile ≈ 590 kg
Most of the largest animals are not peaceful. But even among them, saltwater crocodiles stand out for their aggressiveness and bloodthirstiness. even got into the Guinness Book of Records for devouring a thousand Japanese soldiers During the Second World War.
But it is unlikely that saltwater crocodiles can be counted among the allies, because they would feast on Russian, American, and any other soldiers with the same pleasure.
8. Giraffe ≈ 800 kg
Among the largest animals in the world, giraffes immediately stand out for their long neck. Thanks to her, they are the tallest land creatures on the planet. The neck makes up 1/3 of the length of the animal's body and, at the same time, consists of only seven cervical vertebrae, like most other mammals.
One can safely say about giraffes that they have a big heart. It weighs 12 kilograms, and creates pressure that would terrify any hypertensive patient. The body will go to great lengths to ensure that blood can reach the brain.
Giraffes are also famous for their long tongue. Only they need him not for gossip, but in order to eat leaves from the very tall trees in the African savanna. This organ reaches a length of 45 centimeters.
7. Hippopotamus ≈ up to 4.5 tons
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to the third largest land animal in the world. But hippos don’t really like to walk on the ground. They are semi-aquatic mammals, meaning they spend most of their day in rivers and lakes. This is how they keep their hairless bodies hydrated under the scorching African sun. If the hippopotamus does not have the opportunity to immerse itself in cool water, its skin cracks.
Female hippos began giving birth underwater long before it was common to fashion trend in the human world. By the way, hippos are one of the few mammals whose cubs can suck mother's milk while underwater.
In most European languages, hippopotamus is called "hippopotamus". This word comes from the Latin language (and there, in turn, from Greek) and translated means “river horse.” Of course, this massive creature cannot be compared, but in the water it is very fast and agile.
6. Southern elephant seal ≈ 2.2 tons
Among the largest animals on our planet there are two elephants, one of them is terrestrial, and the other is sea.
This seal got its name from the leather pouch on its nose, which, when restless or during mating fights, inflates, turning into a large ball.
5. White rhinoceros ≈ 2.3 tons
An old joke about a rhinoceros is that it has poor eyesight, but with such large sizes It's not his problem anymore. Indeed, these giants do not particularly rely on vision. And even hearing plays a secondary role. But the sense of smell in white rhinoceroses is very well developed. So don't approach it from upwind.
By the way, unlike their small brothers black rhinos, white ones usually run away when they see a person. But Black rushes to attack.
Due to the uncontrolled extermination of white rhinoceroses, the northern subspecies has disappeared. This happened as recently as 2018, when the last male, Sudan, died. So now we can only admire the photos of these largest animals in the world.
But the southern population still exists. But the question is: for how long?
4. African savannah elephant ≈ 7 tons
Here is a seven-ton answer to the question of what is the largest animal among land creatures. Due to its size and body weight, the elephant was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest land mammal. Savannah elephants also have their own heavyweights. Thus, in Angola in 1974, an elephant weighing 12.2 tons was shot.
Like its smaller brothers, African elephants can use their trunks (which have over 40,000 muscles) to lift anything weighing up to 180 kg. Unfortunately, the largest land animal does not boast the largest population. 25,000 elephants die every year due to poaching.
3. Large whale shark ≈ 20 tons
It seems strange that this is not the most terrible representative of the shark species. It doesn't even hunt whales, contrary to its name. Unlike most of its predatory counterparts, the large whale shark is content with plankton for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
This one floats sea giant not very fast, and hardly pays attention to people swimming nearby. Which allows divers to ride on the back of a whale shark if they wish.
In videos of the world's largest animals, you can often see people swimming with whale sharks.
2. Sperm whale ≈ 40 tons
One of the best ways recognize a sperm whale in the ocean by its massive head. Sperm whales have the largest brain of any living creature on Earth, weighing up to 7.8 kg.
However, the fact that their heads are filled with spermaceti is what makes the biology of these creatures so fascinating. It is the spermaceti sac that accounts for 90% of the weight of the sperm whale's head.
Scientists suggest that it is spermaceti that helps these huge toothed whales dive and emerge from the depths. There must be something that keeps all 40 tons of sperm whale afloat!
1. Blue whale ≈ 150 tons
The largest animal on Earth is a majestic, carnivorous sea creature, which weighs a whopping 150 tons and reaches a length of 33 meters. And this is still on average, since whalers encountered 180-ton and even 190-ton whales.
Heart blue whale It is one and a half meters in size, weighs about 180 kilograms, and its aorta is wide enough for a baby to swim through.
However, despite their gigantic size, blue whales are not dangerous to humans. They do not attack swimmers, and feed on krill, small crustaceans, cephalopods and fish.
But a person is the most dangerous enemy for a blue whale. Due to active whaling and severe sea pollution, the largest animal in the world almost disappeared. In 1693, only 5 thousand individuals remained. And although the blue whale population has now grown to 10 thousand individuals, it is still on the verge of extinction.
Amphibians, or amphibians (lat. Amphibia) are vertebrates that spend part of their lives on land. These include the well-known tailless amphibians - frogs and toads (as well as spadefoots and toads), tailed amphibians - salamanders and ambystoms, newts, as well as legless amphibians - caecilians - tropical creatures that look like worms.
Amphibians are relatively small creatures; among them you will not find such giants as among reptiles or fish. But even among amphibians there are their champions, ready to declare themselves to the whole world. We will now tell you about the most famous large amphibians.
Chinese giant salamander
The largest modern caudate aphibia and aphibia in general is the Chinese giant salamander(lat. Andrias davidianus). Its length can be up to 1.83 meters, and its weight can be up to 64-70 kg. With such dimensions, she can compete with the man himself. This amphibian lives in Eastern China (from the southern part of Guangxi province to the northern part of Shaanxi). Prefers to live in cold and exceptionally clean mountain reservoirs.
Japanese giant salamander
Japanese (lat. Andrias japonicus) – is almost 2 times smaller than its “relative”: its length is 1.53 meters, and its weight is 36 kg. Lives exclusively in Japan, distributed in the western part of the island. Honshu, throughout the island of Shikoku and in some places on the island. Kyushu.
Allegheny cryptobranch
And the third representative of this order is the Alleghenian cryptobranch (lat. Cryptobranchus alleganiensis). It weighs only 1.5 to 2.5 kg, however it is considered the most major representative its family Cryptobranchidae, living in the territory North America. This small and squat amphibian spends its entire life at the bottom of streams and rivers.
Goliath frog
Among tailless amphibians, the first place belongs to the goliath frog (lat. Conraua goliath), the weight of which can reach up to 3.8 kg, the body length without legs is 32 cm. This giant frog lives in Equatorial Guinea and southwestern Cameroon.
Cane toad, or aha
Cane toad, or aha (lat. Bufo marinus) - second only to the goliath frog. Inhabitant of South and Central America. It grows up to 24 cm in length, weight - up to 2.65 kg.
African bullfrog
And the third among the “relatives” is the African bullfrog (lat. Lithobates catesbeianus). Grows in length up to 17-20 cm, weight adult sometimes about 2 kg (on average up to 1 kg).
The largest frog once lived in Madagascar and weighed about 4 kg, i.e. she was not much larger than a goliath frog. Researchers called it an ominous name " Beelzebufo ampinga" Subsequently, the horned frog became its relative, and the largest among the horned frogs is the common slingshot, its weight is only 0.48 kg.
Spiny or ribbed newt
Ribbed newt, or spiny newt (lat. Pleurodeles waltl) is the largest species of newt. The main habitats of this newt are Portugal, Spain and Morocco. Spine newts are quite large animals: their body length reaches 20-23 cm, body weight up to 3 kg, and height up to 15 cm. The life expectancy of a spiny newt is up to 7 years.
Okinawan newt
Okinawan newt (lat. Cynops ensicauda) - the largest species of the genus of East Asian newts (lat. Cynops). Do not confuse it with the Chinese (cynops orientalis pygmy newt) or Japanese (cynops pyrrhogaster) fire-bellied newt, as they all have similar coloring.
The length of an adult is from 11 to 14 cm. The maximum (recorded) length for males is 12.7 cm, and for females - 18 cm. The lifespan of Okinawan newts is about 20 years!
Worms
Records of caecilians (lat. Caeciliidae) relate to the ratio of the thickness and length of their body. One of these amphibians living in Colombia has a body length of 1.5 m and this with a diameter of only 3 cm. Thus, the length exceeds the thickness by 50 times (!). But this one can consider itself a real “fat one”, since there are such graceful species in which the body length can be 100 times greater than the thickness!
Terrible leaf climber
Terrible leaf climber (lat. Phyllobates terribilis) is a very small frog, weighing only 28.3 g. But at the same time, it is the largest in its family of dart frogs. In addition, she is one of the most poisonous creatures on Earth.
Prionosuchus
Prionosuchus (lat. Prionosuchus). Nobu Tamura
And the largest amphibian that existed on Earth was Prionosuchus (lat. Prionosuchus). It looked like a crocodile or gharial and was 9 meters long!
Amphibians, or amphibians (lat. Amphibia) are vertebrates that spend part of their lives on land. These include the well-known tailless amphibians - frogs and toads (as well as spadefoots and toads), tailed amphibians - salamanders and ambystoms, newts, as well as legless amphibians - caecilians - tropical creatures that look like worms.
Amphibians are relatively small creatures; among them you will not find such giants as among reptiles or fish. But even among amphibians there are their champions, ready to declare themselves to the whole world. We will now tell you about the most famous large amphibians.
Chinese giant salamander
The largest modern tailed aphibia and aphibia in general is the Chinese giant salamander (lat. Andrias davidianus). Its length can be up to 1.83 meters, and its weight can be up to 64-70 kg. With such dimensions, she can compete with the man himself. This amphibian lives in Eastern China (from the southern part of Guangxi province to the northern part of Shaanxi). Prefers to live in cold and exceptionally clean mountain reservoirs.
Japanese giant salamander
The Japanese giant salamander (lat. Andrias japonicus) is almost 2 times smaller than its “relative”: its length is 1.53 meters and its weight is 36 kg. Lives exclusively in Japan, distributed in the western part of the island. Honshu, throughout the island of Shikoku and in some places on the island. Kyushu.
Allegheny cryptobranch
And the third representative of this order is the Alleghenian cryptobranch (lat. Cryptobranchus alleganiensis). It weighs only 1.5 to 2.5 kg, but is considered the largest member of its family Cryptobranchidae, found in North America. This small and squat amphibian spends its entire life at the bottom of streams and rivers.
Goliath frog
Among tailless amphibians, the first place belongs to the goliath frog (lat. Conraua goliath), the weight of which can reach up to 3.8 kg, body length without legs - 32 cm. This giant frog lives in Equatorial Guinea and southwestern Cameroon.
Cane toad, or aha
The cane toad, or aha (lat. Bufo marinus) is second only to the goliath frog. Inhabitant of South and Central America. It grows up to 24 cm in length, weight - up to 2.65 kg.
African bullfrog
And the third among the “relatives” is the African bullfrog (lat. Lithobates catesbeianus). It grows in length up to 17-20 cm, the weight of an adult individual is about 2 kg (on average up to 1 kg). 
The largest frog once lived in Madagascar and weighed about 4 kg, i.e. she was not much larger than a goliath frog. Researchers have given it the ominous name "Beelzebufo ampinga". Subsequently, the horned frog became its relative, and the largest among the horned frogs is the common slingshot, its weight is only 0.48 kg.
Spiny or ribbed newt
The ribbed newt, or spiny newt (lat. Pleurodeles waltl) is the largest species of newt. The main habitats of this newt are Portugal, Spain and Morocco. Spine newts are quite large animals: their body length reaches 20-23 cm, body weight up to 3 kg, and height up to 15 cm. The life expectancy of a spiny newt is up to 7 years.
Okinawan newt
The Okinawan newt (lat. Cynops ensicauda) is the largest species of the genus of East Asian newts (lat. Cynops). Do not confuse it with the Chinese (cynops orientalis pygmy newt) or Japanese (cynops pyrrhogaster) fire-bellied newt, as they all have similar coloring. 
The length of an adult is from 11 to 14 cm. The maximum (recorded) length for males is 12.7 cm, and for females - 18 cm. The lifespan of Okinawan newts is about 20 years!